Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-18
NOBODY WILLING 10 RUN.
MAYOR LESTEI,'S OPPOSITION
MINUS 4 CANDIDATE.

5be Nomination offered But None Anx-
Ious to Ester lbs FGht-rhs Forde'
RaU Meeting VI axes up AN der
manic ticket without Head-Some
~ the Speakers and what They Said
The Liquor Dealers to support Mayor
lester and His Entire Ticket.
Within toe past few days divers mum.
oers OF local political leaders have real
ICED anew that the cause OF politics, like
that or true love, does not run smoothly.
During Yesterday forenoon there was a
great deal OF conterring done by heads OF
the respective factions.
At sunday midnight the anti-Lester ele-
ment was confident that II had candi-
Hate who would accept the nomination OF
IN enthusiastic mass meeting, The other
side smeit a mouse, 50 TO speak, and
brought influence to bear upon the gen.
teman whom they suspected might be in
dOrsed at the mass meeting.
THE LAST CONDENSATION BROKEN.
Bv midday Mayor Testers friends de.
Clared that they had hIoken the last COM
bination Of their opponents and com
pletely cbeckmaied them, leaving them
without a move on the political chess
board. Whatever feeling, if any, there
NAV have oeen between the leaders OF
The two sides, it did not appear on the
surface. About 1880 o'clock, as Solicitor
General duBienon, Waiter Charlton,
ESQ. George v. Owens. Esq. and a few
others were standing at Bull and Bryan
streets. Mayor Lester and a friend or two
came along and stopped and chatted for
few moments over the situation appar-
entlv so pleasantly that some passers
wondered II a reconciliation Was being
effected.
TIE FORDs' HALL MEETING.
All day there was much gossip about
what would probably be done Al the mass
meeting called for O'Clock in the Fords'
Opera House. When that hour came the
hall was crowded, and before the meeting
was called to order spectators were
stand ny eight or ten deep along the north
side OF the ball. Mr.. j. ;. Collins, Chair
man Of the Workingmen's Democratic
Association, called the meeting to
order, and Walter G. Charlton, ESQ,
was chosen chairman with a roar Of
ayes to half dozen hoes. Mr.. Charlton.
In accepting the chair. spoke quite briefly,
remarking that be presumed the most Of
those present were aware that the meet
ing was called to consider what should
be done in the then present situation. He
stated that few nights before the people
of Savannah, In mass meeting assembled,
had nominated Mr.. S. B. Hamilton for
Mayor. At the last minute ne declined
30 run.
WHAT'S TO BE DONE.
The question then before the meeting
was whether some one should be nomi-
mated for Mayor or not, a. there was no
nominee other than MIR. Lester in the
field.
MIR. Charlton thanked the body for hon
Orlng him with tn craftsmanship, and be
expressed the hope that whoever at
tempted TO address the meeting would be
given respectful hearing.
After Mr. Collins was elected secretary
the meeting was declared open for bust
ness. Mr.. John +. Daily was the first one
recognized by the chairman. Mr.. DAILY
stated that he was not an old resident OF
Savannah, but had taken some interestin
the politics OF the city. He had been OF
the committee from the mass meeting
which waited upon sir. Hamilton Satur-
day night. Since Mr. Hamilton had de-
ciined. the speaker knew OF no nominee
IN the field, aad he therefore offered, as
bis individual choice, the following
ticket:
FOR MAYOR: